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Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
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Week 17 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · Bank of America Stadium

CARvsSEA

Panthers offensevsSeahawks defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for Panthers, 7 for Seahawks. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

SEA offenseCAR offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Red zone touchdowns

Panthers score a touchdown on 67% of red zone trips (12th). Seahawks allow 85% (32nd).

02
Opportunity

Short left is open

Seahawks are worst against short left throws, allowing +0.14 EPA per attempt. Panthers send 34% of their throws there.

03
Watch out

Third downs favor Seahawks

Panthers convert 40% of third downs (19th). Seahawks allow 32% (4th).

04
Wash

EPA per play

Call this one even. Panthers average +0.04 EPA per play (12th). Seahawks allow -0.13 (3rd). League average is +0.00.

Players to watch

SEA Seahawks

14Sam DarnoldQB · 110/177 · 1290 yds · 8 TD · 8 INTEPA per dropback -0.05 · 25th11Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWR · 58 rec · 867 yds · 8 TD · 78 tgtEPA per target +0.75 · 5th22Rashid ShaheedWR · 16 rec · 163 yds · 0 TD · 30 tgtEPA per target -0.4713Ernest Jones IVRight Inside Linebacker · 68 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 INT · 3 PD3 sacks20Julian LoveFree Safety · 24 tackles · 2 INT · 6 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL

CAR Panthers

9Bryce YoungQB · 158/269 · 1921 yds · 13 TD · 5 INTEPA per dropback +0.06 · 17th30Chuba HubbardRB · 118 car · 540 yds · 7 TD · 22 recEPA per touch +0.14 · 4th4Tetairoa McMillanWR · 42 rec · 569 yds · 2 TD · 65 tgtEPA per target +0.3518Jalen CokerWR · 27 rec · 364 yds · 3 TD · 44 tgtEPA per target +0.1955Devin LloydLeft Inside Linebacker · 45 tackles · 2 sacks · 2 INT · 3 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL58Bobby OkerekeRight Inside Linebacker · 48 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 5 PD1 INT
The series · Seahawks and Panthers since 1999, and this season's records17 meetings

The Seahawks lead the series 12–5 since 1999 (they first met in 2000). They have won the last 2. Dec 28, 2025, at Bank of America Stadium: the Seahawks won 27–10. Bryce Young started at quarterback for the Panthers and Sam Darnold for the Seahawks; Dave Canales and Mike Macdonald coached.

Seahawks at home6–2the Seahawks' record
In Carolina6–3the Seahawks' record
Most pointsSeahawks 40 · Panthers 312016 · 2015
Biggest winSeahawks by 33 · Panthers by 232016 · 2000
Playoffs2–1the Seahawks' record

The last 5

2025 · Wk 17SEA 27 at CAR 10
2023 · Wk 3CAR 27 at SEA 37
2022 · Wk 14CAR 30 at SEA 24
2019 · Wk 15SEA 30 at CAR 24
2018 · Wk 12SEA 30 at CAR 27

2026 records

SeahawksPanthers
Overall4–33–4
Division1–11–1
Conference1–23–3
Other conference3–10–1
Home3–11–2
Away1–22–2
Last 5LWLLWLWWLL
StreakWon 1Lost 2
Points a game24.0 – 17.925.4 – 27.6

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Seahawks' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Panthers offense against the Seahawks defenseDepth charts
Seahawks defense · 3-4 DPanthers offense · 3WR 1TE63Walker68Lewis77Fortner50Hunt57Freeling82Tremble9Young30Hubbard4McMillan13Metchie18Coker90Reed91Murphy99Williams0Lawrence7Nwosu13Jones32Thomas29Jobe21Witherspoon3Emmanwori39Okada20Love

Panthers offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBBryce Young#9 · 158/269 · 1921 yds · 13 TD · 5 INT
  • RBChuba Hubbard#30 · 118 car · 540 yds · 7 TD · 22 rec
  • WRTetairoa McMillan#4 · 42 rec · 569 yds · 2 TD · 65 tgt
  • WRJalen Coker#18 · 27 rec · 364 yds · 3 TD · 44 tgt
  • WRJohn Metchie III#13 · 12 rec · 114 yds · 1 TD · 20 tgt
  • TETommy Tremble#82 · 17 rec · 155 yds · 2 TD · 24 tgt
  • LTRasheed Walker#63
  • LGDamien Lewis#68
  • CLuke Fortner#77
  • RGRobert Hunt#50
  • RTMonroe Freeling#57

Seahawks defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDEJarran Reed#90 · 11 tackles · 1 sack
  • NTByron Murphy II#91 · 23 tackles · 3 sacks
  • LDELeonard Williams#99 · 19 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 PD
  • WLBDeMarcus Lawrence#0 · 13 tackles · 2 PD
  • SLBUchenna Nwosu#7 · 15 tackles · 1 sack · 3 PD
  • RILBErnest Jones IV#13 · 68 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 INT · 3 PD
  • LILBDrake Thomas#32 · 35 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 1 PD
  • RCBJosh Jobe#29 · 27 tackles · 1 INT · 1 PD
  • LCBDevon Witherspoon#21 · 41 tackles · 3 PD
  • NBNick Emmanwori#3 · 27 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 PD
  • SSTy Okada#39 · 14 tackles · 1 INT · 1 PD
  • FSJulian Love#20 · 24 tackles · 2 INT · 6 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · CAR offense against SEA defense
StatCAR CAR offFavors CAR · Favors SEASEA SEA def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.04#12
-0.13#3+0.00
Success rate
42%#16
37%#144%
Yards per play
5.6#12
4.1#15.4
Explosive play rate
9%#18
5%#29%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.05#16
-0.14#3+0.03
Sack rate
8%#22
7%#127%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.04#11
-0.18#3-0.08
Yards per carry
4.1#16
3.3#14.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
40%#19
32%#441%
Red zone TD rate
67%#12
85%#3261%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
181#5
92#1147
TE yards per game
70#4
34#255
TE targets per game
8.7#8
6.6#87.6
RB receiving yards per game
30#18
32#1532
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Panthers: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.306% of throws
+0.654% of throws
+1.196% of throws
Short
-0.1234% of throws
+0.6220% of throws
0.0030% of throws

Seahawks: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
-0.9413 throws
+1.075 throws
-0.3018 throws
Short
+0.1468 throws
-0.0930 throws
+0.0279 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.